Historical birthday on this day

26 Mar 1479

Vasili III of Russia Great Prince of Moscow (1505-33) son of Ivan III (d. 1533)

26 Mar 1516

Conrad Gessner Swiss physician and naturalist born in Zrich Switzerland (d. 1565)

26 Mar 1554

Charles Duke of Mayenne French military leader born in Alenon France (d. 1611)

26 Mar 1577

Elisabeth of Nassau Daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon born in Middelburg Netherlands (d. 1642)

26 Mar 1659

William Hyde Wollaston English chemist and physicist (famous for discovering the chemical elements palladium and rhodium) born in East Dereham Norfolk England (d. 1828)

26 Mar 1671

Giacomo Cesare Predieri Italian composer (d. 1753)

26 Mar 1684

Johann Graf German composer born in Nrnberg (d. 1750)

26 Mar 1698

Vclav Prokop Divi Czech theologian and natural scientist born in Helvkovice Bohemia (d. 1765)

26 Mar 1717

Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila Spanish theorist and composer born in Las Herencias Toledo Spain (d. 1779)

26 Mar 1749

William Blount American statesman and signer of United States Constitution born in Windsor North Carolina (d. 1800)

26 Mar 1753

Benjamin Thompson American physicist and inventor (Royal Institution of Great Britain) born in Woburn Massachusetts (d. 1814)

26 Mar 1773

Nathaniel Bowditch American mathematician astronomer and author (Marine Sextant) born in Salem Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1838)

26 Mar 1783

Johann Baptist Weigl German composer born in Hahnbach Bavaria (d. 1852)

26 Mar 1794

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld German painter and designer who figured importantly in the German Nazarene movement born in Leipzig Saxony (d. 1872)

26 Mar 1806

Josef Slavik Czech composer born in Jince Czech Republic (d. 1833)

26 Mar 1813

Thomas West Sherman American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Newport Rhode Island (d. 1879)

26 Mar 1817

Herman Haupt American civil engineer and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1905)

26 Mar 1819

Francisco Eduardo da Costa Portuguese composer born in Lamego Portugal (d. 1855)

26 Mar 1819

Louise Otto-Peters German suffragist womens rights movement activist and author (The Wandering Star) born in Meissen Germany (d. 1895)

26 Mar 1821

Ernst Engel German statistician and economist (Law of Engel) born in Dresden Germany (d. 1896)

26 Mar 1827

Emanuel Kania Polish composer born in Uszyce Poland (d. 1887)

26 Mar 1830

Eliza Laurillard Dutch vicar poet and writer born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1908)

26 Mar 1830

John Rogers Thomas American composer born in Newport Rhode Island (d. 1896)

26 Mar 1833

Betsy Perk [Christina Elizabeth] Dutch journalist writer and pioneer of the Dutch womens movement born in Delft Netherlands (d. 1906)

26 Mar 1840

Carli Zoeller German composer born in Berlin (d. 1889)

26 Mar 1840

George Smith English archaeologist and assyriologist (cuneiform script) born in London (d. 1876)

26 Mar 1849

Edwin Evans Australian cricket spin bowler (6 Tests) born in Emu Plains New South Wales (d. 1921)

26 Mar 1850

Edward Bellamy American author (Looking Backward) and socialist born in Chicopee Massachusetts (d. 1898)

26 Mar 1854

Braulio Dueno Colon Puerto Rican composer born in San Juan Puerto Rico (d. 1934)

26 Mar 1856

David Alfred Thomas 1st Viscount Rhondda Welsh coal-mining entrepreneur born in Ysgyborwen Wales (d. 1918)

26 Mar 1859

A. E. Housman English poet (A Shropshire Lad) born in Bromsgrove Worcestershire England (d. 1936)A

26 Mar 1859

Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov Russian composer born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1922)

26 Mar 1859

Adolf Hurwitz German mathematician (RiemannHurwitz formula) born in Hildesheim Germany (d. 1919)

26 Mar 1868

Fud I [Amad Fud Pasha] King of Egypt (1922-36) born in Cairo Egypt (d. 1936)

26 Mar 1871

Jonah Khi Kalanianaole Prince of the Kingdom of Hawaii born in Kukuiula Kloa Kauai Kingdom of Hawaii (d. 1922)

26 Mar 1873

Gerald du Maurier British actor (Power Escape Masks and Faces) born in London England (d. 1934)

26 Mar 1874

Oskar Nedbal Czech composer born in Tbor Czech Republic (d. 1930)

26 Mar 1876

Prince William of Wied Prince of Albania (1914-25) born in Neuwied German Empire (d. 1945)

26 Mar 1879

Othmar Ammann Swiss-American bridge engineer born in Schaffhausen Switzerland (d. 1965)

26 Mar 1880

Duncan Hines American restaurant guide writer (Out of Kentucky Kitchens) born in Bowling Green Kentucky (d. 1959)

26 Mar 1881

Guccio Gucci Italian founder of Gucci fashion house born in Florence (d. 1953)

26 Mar 1882

Hermann Obrecht Swiss jurist member of the Swiss Federal Council born in Grenchen Switzerland (d. 1940)

26 Mar 1884

Wilhelm Backhaus German pianist (Rubinstein Competition winner 1905) born in Leipzig Germany (d. 1969)

26 Mar 1885

Julius Harrison British composer and conductor (Bredon Hill) born in Stourport Worcestershire (d. 1963)

26 Mar 1885

Robert Blackburn British aviation pioneer and the founder of Blackburn Aircraft born in Kirkstall Leeds (d. 1955)

26 Mar 1886

Hugh Mulzac America military officer (d. 1971)

26 Mar 1888

Elsa Brndstrm Swedish nurse (d. 1948)

26 Mar 1893

Palmiro Togliatti Italian politician and founder of the Communist Party of Italy born in Genoa Italy (d. 1964)

26 Mar 1894

Will Wright American actor (Adams Rib Living Christ Story) born in San Francisco California (d. 1962)

26 Mar 1896

Rudolf Dassler German founder of sportswear company Puma born in Herzogenaurach Germany (d. 1974)

26 Mar 1898

Renzo Massarani Italian-Brazilian composer and music critic born in Mantova Italy (d. 1975)

26 Mar 1898

Charles Shadwell British conductor bandleader and founder of the Cambridge Concert Orchestra born in Pershore Worcestershire (d. 1979)

26 Mar 1899

James B Connant chemistcollege president (Yale)

26 Mar 1904

Emilio Fernandez El Seco Mexico director (La Choca Flor Silvestre)

26 Mar 1904

Xenophon Zolotas Greek economist Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2004)

26 Mar 1905

Viktor Emil Frankl pyschiatrist (Mans Search for Meaning)

26 Mar 1908

Betty MacDonald [Anne E Campbell Bard] American writer (Egg & I)

26 Mar 1908

Hank Sylvern American orchestra leader (Jane Fromans USA Canteen) born in Brooklyn New York

26 Mar 1908

Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling tennis star (French 1935) born in Essen Germany

26 Mar 1908

Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling German tennis player (runner-up Wimbledon 1931 1936) born in Essen Germany (d. 1981)

26 Mar 1909

Chips Rafferty [John William Pilbean Goffage] Australian actor (Wake in Fright Desert Rats) born in Broken Hill New South Wales (d. 1971)

26 Mar 1911

Bernard Katz German-born Australian biophysicist (Nobel Prize 1970) born in Leipzig German Empire

26 Mar 1916

Bill Edrich English cricketer (Middlesex & England batsman Comptons mate)

26 Mar 1916

Christian B Anfinsen US chemist (cell physiology Nobel 1972)

26 Mar 1916

Mort Abrahams producer (Dr Doolittle Planet Of Apes)

26 Mar 1916

Sterling Hayden NJ actor (Dr Strangelove Asphalt Jungle Cobra)

26 Mar 1916

Vic Schoen American orchestra leader (Patti Page Olds Show) born in Brooklyn New York

26 Mar 1917

Jean Graham Hall circuit court judge (England)

26 Mar 1917

Rufus Thomas [Mr. Swing] American musician (Do the Funky Chicken) born in Cayce Mississippi (d. 2001)

26 Mar 1919

Roger Leger Quebec ice hockey player (d. 1965)

26 Mar 1920

Sergio Livingstone football player and journalist (52 caps) born in Santiago Chile (d. 2012)

26 Mar 1922

William Milliken American politician longest serving Governor of Michigan (1969-83) born in Traverse City Michigan

26 Mar 1922

Oscar Sala Italian-born Brazilian nuclear physicist born in Milan Italy (d. 2010)

26 Mar 1923

Bob Elliott American comedian (Bob & Ray Get a Life) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2016)

26 Mar 1923

Clifton Williams American composer (The Ramparts Sinfonians) born in Traskwood Arkansas (d. 1976)

26 Mar 1923

Elizabeth Jane Howard British novelist (After Julius) (d. 2014)

26 Mar 1925

Lord Graham of Edmonton House of Lords (chief opposition whip)

26 Mar 1925

Baron Hooson [Hugh Emlyn] British politician and peer (MP for Montgomeryshire 1962-79) (d. 2012)

26 Mar 1925

Maqsood Ahmed cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 16 Tests 1952-56)

26 Mar 1925

Pierre Boulez composerconductor (Visage Nuptial) born in Montbrison France (d. 2016)

26 Mar 1928

Carole Carr [Carless] British singer and actress (Down Among the Z Men) born in London England (d. 1997)

26 Mar 1930

Gregory Corso beat poet (Happy Birthday of Death Long Live Man)

26 Mar 1930

Sandra Day OConnor 1st woman Supreme Court Justice (1981- 2006) born in El Paso Texas

26 Mar 1934

Alan Arkin American actor (Catch 22 In-Laws Simon Wait Until Dark) born in NYC New York

26 Mar 1934

Gino Cappelletti ORFU AFL running back (AFL Player of Year 1964)

26 Mar 1937

Barbara Pearl Jones 4X100m relayer (Olympic gold 1952 60) born in Chicago Illinois

26 Mar 1937

Wayne Embry American Basketball Hall of Fame center executive (5-time NBA All Star) born in Springfield Ohio

26 Mar 1938

Anthony James Leggett American physicist Nobel laureate

26 Mar 1939

Colin Webb general manager (Press Association)

26 Mar 1939

Phillip R Allen Pitts actor (Harry-Hardy Boys Mystery Mitch-Alice)

26 Mar 1939

Stuart Sutherland Professor Emeritus (Sussex U)

26 Mar 1940

James Caan American actor (Misery The Godfather) born in The Bronx New York

26 Mar 1940

Braulio Baeza jockey (National Horse Racing Hall of Famer)

26 Mar 1941

Barclay Plager hockey playertwin brother of hockeys Bob Plager

26 Mar 1941

Bob Plager hockey playertwin brother of hockeys Barclay Plager

26 Mar 1941

Richard Dawkins British evolutionary biologist

26 Mar 1942

Erica Jong [Mann] American author (Fear of Flying) born in NYC New York

26 Mar 1943

Robert Bob Woodward Geneva Illinois Washington Post investigative reporter (Watergate CIA crimes)

26 Mar 1944

Diana Ross [Earle] (Supremes Lady Sings Blues Mahogany) born in Detroit Michigan

26 Mar 1945

Mikhail Voronin Russian and Soviet gymnast (1968 Olympics 7 medals including 2 gold 1972 Olympics 2 silver medals) born in Moscow (d. 2004)

26 Mar 1946

Johnny Crawford actor (Mark-The Rifleman) born in Los Angeles California

26 Mar 1948

Kyung-Wha Chung Seoul Korea violinist (Chung Sisters)

26 Mar 1948

Steven Tyler American rock vocalist (Aerosmith-Janies Got a Gun) born in NYC New York

26 Mar 1949

Baroness Hayman [Hlne Hayman] Wolverhampton West Midlands Lord Speaker of the House of Lords

26 Mar 1949

Fran Sheehan American rock bassist (Boston- More Than A Feeling) born in Boston Massachusetts

26 Mar 1949

Vicki Lawrence American actress (Carol Burnett Mamas Family) born in Inglewood California

26 Mar 1949

Patrick Sskind German writer and screenwriter known for novel Perfume The Story of a Murderer born in Ambach Bavaria Germany

26 Mar 1950

Ernest Thomas American actor (Whats Happening) born in Gary Indiana

26 Mar 1950

Graham Barlow cricketer (England batsman in 3 Tests 1976-77)

26 Mar 1950

Teddy Pendergrass singer (Turn Off the Lights) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

26 Mar 1950

Tony Papenfuss American actor (Daryl-Newhart) born in Minneapolis Minnesota

26 Mar 1950

Alan Silvestri American film score composer (Back To The Future Forrest Gump) born in NYC New York

26 Mar 1952

David Amess British politician (C) born in London

26 Mar 1952

Didier Pironi French Formula One driver (d. 1987)

26 Mar 1953

Michael Bonagura country singer (Baille & Boys-Oh Heart) born in Newark New Jersey

26 Mar 1953

Tatyana Providokhina Russian 1K runner (world record)

26 Mar 1953

Lincoln Chafee American Senator from Rhode Island

26 Mar 1953

William Billy Lyall Scottish musician (Bay City Rollers) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1989)

26 Mar 1954

Curtis Sliwa founder (Guardian Angels)radio personality (WABC)

26 Mar 1954

Piers Gardner director (British Institute of Intl & Comparative Law)

26 Mar 1955

Dean Dillon country singer (Chair) born in Lake City Tennessee

26 Mar 1956

Charly McClain country singer (Radio Heart) born in Jackson Tennessee

26 Mar 1956

Tatyana Kochergina USSR team handball (Olympic gold 1976 80)

26 Mar 1957

Leeza Gibbons SC TV host (Entertainment Tonight Leeza)

26 Mar 1957

Walter Rohlfing Dusseldorf WLAF defensive line coach (Rhein Fire)

26 Mar 1959

David Delong Canadian Tour golfer (1988 BC Open) born in Portland Oregon

26 Mar 1959

Chris Hansen American reporter and correspondent

26 Mar 1959

Chris Whitten British session drummer (Paul McCartney - Flowers In The Dirt) born in England United Kingdom

26 Mar 1960

Marcus Allen NFL running back (LA Raiders KC Chiefs Heisman 1981)

26 Mar 1960

Michael Evans US water polo player (Olympic silver 1988) born in Fontana California

26 Mar 1960

Jennifer Grey American actress (Dirty Dancing) Joel Greys daughter born in NYC New York

26 Mar 1961

Billy Warlock actor (Baywatch) born in Hawthorne California

26 Mar 1962

Kevin Seitzer infielder (Milwaukee Brewers) born in Springfield Illinois

26 Mar 1962

Maarten de Young soccer player (SC Heerenveen)

26 Mar 1962

Richard Coles English musician (Communards-Dont Leave Me This Way) born in Northampton

26 Mar 1962

Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko Russian lt-colonelcosmonaut

26 Mar 1963

Paul de Leeuw Dutch TV host (Cry of the Lion)

26 Mar 1963

Rebecca Twigg 79K cyclist (Olympic silver 1984 92 96) born in Seattle Washington

26 Mar 1889

Vclav Kaprl Czech composer pianist and pedagogue born in Urice (d. 1947)

26 Mar 1893

James B. Conant American chemist and President of Harvard University born in Dorchester Massachusetts (d. 1978)

26 Mar 1896

Richard Flury Swiss composer born in Biberist Switzerland (d. 1967)

26 Mar 1896

Rudolf Dassler German entrepreneur who founded sportswear company Puma born in Herzogenaurach Germany (d. 1974)

26 Mar 1908

Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling German tennis player (Wimbledon 1931 1936 runner-up) born in Essen Germany (d. 1981)

26 Mar 1925

Ben Mondor Canadian baseball executive (International League Executive of the Year 1978 99) born in St-Ignace-du-Lac Maskinong Quebec (d. 2010)

26 Mar 1928

G. Harry Stine American science fiction writer (d. 1997)

26 Mar 1932

Al Bianchi American basketball guard coach and general manager (Philadelphia 76ers Virginia Squires GM NY Knicks) born in Queens NY (d. 2019)

26 Mar 1934

Gino Cappelletti American football running back (AFL All-Star 1961 63-66 AFL MVP 1964 Boston Patriots) born in Keewatin Minnesota

26 Mar 1950

Theodore Teddy Pendergrass American singer (Turn Off the Lights) born in Kingstree South Carolina (d. 2010)

26 Mar 1960

Marcus Allen American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1981 USC Super Bowl MVP 1984 LA Raiders 6 x Pro Bowl) born in San Diego California

26 Mar 1783

Johann Baptist Weigl German composer and clergyman born in Hahnbach Bavaria (d. 1852)

26 Mar 1849

Edwin Evans Australian cricket spin bowler (6 Tests 7 wickets) born in Emu Plains Australia (d. 1921)

26 Mar 1888

Elsa Brndstrm Swedish nurse who helped POWs in Siberia born in Saint Petersburg Russia. (d. 1948)

26 Mar 1890

Jozef Arras Flemish writer born in Lier (d. 1919)

26 Mar 1899

James B. Connant American chemist President of Harvard and diplomat born in Dorchester Massachusetts (d. 1978)

26 Mar 1899

William Baines English composer born in Hornbury England (d. 1922)

26 Mar 1900

Isadore Freed Russian American composer born in Brest-Litovsk Russia (d. 1960)

26 Mar 1902

Leslie Melville Australian economist born in Sydney Australia (d. 2002)

26 Mar 1904

Emilio Fernandez Mexican director (La Choca Flor Silvestre) born in El Seco Mexico (d. 1986)

26 Mar 1904

Hermann Schroeder German composer born in Bernkastel Germany (d. d. 1984)

26 Mar 1904

Joseph Campbell American professor of comparative mythology (Mythic Image) born in White Plains New York (d. 1987)

26 Mar 1905

Pablo Garrido Chilean composer and ethnomusicologist born in Valparaso Chile (d. 1982)

26 Mar 1905

Viktor Frankl Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (Mans Search for Meaning) and founder of logotherapy born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1997)

26 Mar 1907

Leigh Harline American composer and conductor born in Salt Lake City (d. 1969)

26 Mar 1907

Louis Saguer German born French composer ( Lili Merveille) born in Charlottenburg Germany (d. 1991)

26 Mar 1907

Mahadevi Varma Indian poet and freedom fighter born in Farrukhabad British India (d. 1987)

26 Mar 1908

Betty MacDonald [Anne E Campbell Bard] American writer (Egg & I)

26 Mar 1908

Kenneth Mellanby English entomologist (scabies) (d. 1993)

26 Mar 1911

T. Hee American animator (Dance of the Hours - Fantasia) born in Oklahoma (d. 1988)

26 Mar 1913

Paul Erds Hungarian mathematician born in Budapest Austria-Hungary (d. 1996)

26 Mar 1914

Ian McGeoch Scottish Vice-Admiral with Royal Navy (submarine HMS Splendid WWII) born in Helensburgh Scotland (d. 2007)

26 Mar 1914

Toru Kumon Japanese mathematics educator (Kumon Institute of Education) born in Kchi Prefecture Japan (d. 1995)

26 Mar 1916

Christian B. Anfinsen American chemist (cell physiology Nobel 1972) born in Monessen Pennsylvania (d. 1995)

26 Mar 1916

Mort Abrahams American producer (Dr Doolittle Planet Of Apes) born in New York

26 Mar 1916

Sterling Hayden American actor (Dr Strangelove Asphalt Jungle Cobra) born in Upper Montclair New Jersey (d. 1986)

26 Mar 1920

George Brown Jr American politician (Rep-D-CA 1963-71 73-99) born in Holtsville California (d. 1999)

26 Mar 1921

George Jefferson British CEO (British Telecom)

26 Mar 1921

Joe Loco [Jose Esteves Jr] American Latin jazz musician (d. 1988)

26 Mar 1925

Claudio Spies Chilean American composer born in Santiago Chile (d. 2020)

26 Mar 1925

Ted Graham Lord Graham of Edmonton English politician House of Lords (chief opposition whip) born in Newcastle upon Tyne England (d. 2020)

26 Mar 1925

Maqsood Ahmed Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 16 Tests 1952-56) born in Amritsar British India (d. 1999)

26 Mar 1925

Pierre Boulez French composer and conductor (Visage Nuptial) born in Montbrison France (d. 2016)

26 Mar 1929

Maurice Simon American jazz musician born in Houston Texas (d. 2019)

26 Mar 1930

Cristobal Halffter Spanish composer born in Madrid Spain

26 Mar 1930

Gregory Corso American beat poet (Happy Birthday of Death Long Live Man) born in New York City (d. 2001)

26 Mar 1932

Dick Nolan American NFL football coach (San Francisco 49ers New Orleans Saints) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2007)

26 Mar 1936

Erich Urbanner Austrian composer and educator born in Innsbruck Austria

26 Mar 1937

Barbara Pearl Jones American 4X100m relayer (Olympic gold 1952 60) born in Chicago Illinois

26 Mar 1938

Anthony James Leggett English born physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 2013 for superfluidity) born in London Engand

26 Mar 1939

Jonathan Tod British Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)

26 Mar 1939

Colin Webb British fleet street editor and journalist (Press Association) (d. 2013)

26 Mar 1939

Phillip R. Allen American stage and screen actor (Hardy Boys Mysteries - Harry Star Trek III - Captain Esteban) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2012)

26 Mar 1939

Stuart Sutherland British psychologist educator (Sussex University) and writer (Breakdown) (d. 1998)

26 Mar 1940

Braulio Baeza American jockey 1st Latin American to win Kentucky Derby (National Horse Racing Hall of Fame) born in Panama City

26 Mar 1940

Rod Lauren American rocker (If I Had a Girl) born in Fresno California (d. 2007)

26 Mar 1941

Barclay Plager Canadian hockey playertwin brother of hockeys Bob Plager born in Kirkland Lake Ontario (d. 1988)

26 Mar 1941

Bob Plager Canadian hockey playertwin brother of hockeys Barclay Plager born in Kirkland Lake Ontario

26 Mar 1941

Richard Dawkins British evolutionary biologist (The God Delusion) born in Nairobi Kenya Colony

26 Mar 1941

Yvon Marcoux Quebec politician born in Lvis Quebec

26 Mar 1942

Erica Jong [Mann] American author (Fear of Flying) born in NYC New York

26 Mar 1946

Johnny Crawford American actor (Mark-The Rifleman) born in Los Angeles California

26 Mar 1947

Dar Robinson American stuntman born in Los Angeles California (d. 1986)

26 Mar 1948

Kyung-Wha Chung Korean violinist (Chung Sisters) born in Seoul Korea

26 Mar 1948

Richard Tandy English rock bassist (ELO) born in Birmingham England

26 Mar 1949

Baroness Hayman [Helene Hayman] British politician (Lord Speaker of the House of Lords 2006-11) born in Wolverhampton West Midlands

26 Mar 1949

Fran Sheehan American rock bassist (Boston - More Than A Feeling) born in Boston Massachusetts

26 Mar 1949

Vicki Lawrence American television actress (The Carol Burnett Show Mamas Family) and singer (The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia) born in Inglewood California

26 Mar 1949

Patrick Sskind German novelist and screenwriter (Perfume The Story of a Murderer) born in Ambach Bavaria Germany

26 Mar 1949

Francisco Aguilar Spanish soccer forward (3 caps Real Madrid) born in Santander Spain (d. 2020)

26 Mar 1950

Graham Barlow English cricketer (England batsman in 3 Tests 1976-77)

26 Mar 1952

Didier Pironi French Formula One driver born in Villecresnes France (d. 1987)

26 Mar 1953

Michael Bonagura American country singer (Baille & Boys-Oh Heart) born in Newark New Jersey

26 Mar 1953

Elaine Chao American politician (U.S. Secretary of Transpoertaion 2017-21 U.S. Secretary of Labor 2001-2009) born in Taipei Taiwan

26 Mar 1953

Lincoln Chafee American politician (Governor of Rhode Island 2011-15 US Senator (R) - Rhode Island 1999-2007) born in Providence Rhode Island

26 Mar 1954

Curtis Sliwa American activist founder of the Guardian Angels born in Brooklyn New York

26 Mar 1954

Piers Gardner British human rights lawyer (British Institute of Intl & Comparative Law)

26 Mar 1955

Dean Dillon American country music singer (Chair) born in Lake City Tennessee

26 Mar 1956

Charly McClain American country singer (Radio Heart) born in Jackson Tennessee

26 Mar 1956

Tatyana Kochergina Ukrainian handball player (Olympic gold 1976 80 USSR) born in Ovidiopol Ukraine

26 Mar 1957

Leeza Gibbons American TV host (Entertainment Tonight Leeza) born in Hartsville South Carolina

26 Mar 1958

Chris Codiroli American baseballer born in Oxnard California

26 Mar 1959

Chris Hansen American reporter and correspondent (Dateline NBC To Catch A Predator 2004-07) born in Chicago Illinois

26 Mar 1960

Jennifer Grey American actress (Dirty Dancing) born in NYC New York

26 Mar 1961

Billy Warlock American actor (Baywatch) born in Hawthorne California

26 Mar 1961

Leigh Bowery Australian performance artist and designer born in Sunshine Australia (d. 1996)

26 Mar 1961

William Hague English politician Secretary of State Leader of the Opposition born in Rotherham England

26 Mar 1962

Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko Ukrainian lt-colonelcosmonaut born in Elanets Soviet Union

26 Mar 1963

Rebecca Twigg American cyclist (Olympic silver 1984 92 96) born in Seattle Washington

26 Mar 1963

Natsuhiko Kyogoku Japanese writer (Mry no Hako) born in Hokkaido Japan

26 Mar 1964

Ab Plugboer Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht) and manager born in Edam Netherlands

26 Mar 1964

Ulf Samuelsson Swedish American NHL defenseman (Team Sweden NY Rangers) born in Fagersta Sweden

26 Mar 1964

Martin Donnelly Irish racecar driver born in Belfast Northern Ireland

26 Mar 1966

Michael Imperioli American actor (The Sopranos) born in Mount Vernon New York

26 Mar 1967

Mark Carroll Australian rugby league footballer

26 Mar 1964

Baz Warne English Guitarist (The Stranglers) born in Sunderland England

26 Mar 1968

Edward Kaminski American javelin thrower born in Kansas City Kansas

26 Mar 1881

Guccio Gucci Italian founder of Gucci fashion house born in Florence Italy (d. 1953)

26 Mar 1904

Hermann Schroeder German composer born in Bernkastel Germany (d. 1984)

26 Mar 1907

Louis Saguer German born French composer (Lili Merveille) born in Charlottenburg Germany (d. 1991)

26 Mar 1908

Betty MacDonald [nee Bard] American humor writer (The Egg and I) in Boulder Colorado (d. 1958)

26 Mar 1920

Sergio Livingstone Chilean football player and journalist (52 caps) born in Santiago Chile (d. 2012)

26 Mar 1930

Cristbal Halffter Spanish conductor and composer (Yes speak out yes Lazarus) born in Madrid Spain (d. 2021)

26 Mar 1934

Alan Arkin American actor (Catch-22 In-Laws Simon Wait Until Dark) born in NYC New York

26 Mar 1936

Pierre Kerkhoffs Dutch soccer striker (5 caps SC Enschede PSV Lausanne Sport) born in Geleen Netherlands (d. 2021)

26 Mar 1936

Fred Parris American doo-wop singer and songwriter (The Five Satins - In The Still Of The Night) born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 2022)

26 Mar 1937

Wayne Embry American Basketball HOF center (5 x NBA All Star NBA Cship 1968 Boston Celtics) and executive (NBA Executive of the Year 1992 Cleveland Cavs 1998 Toronto Raptors) born in Springfield Ohio

26 Mar 1938

Anthony James Leggett English physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 2013 for superfluidity) born in London England

26 Mar 1941

Barclay Plager Canadian ice hockey defenceman (NHL All-Star 1970 71 73 74 St. Louis Blues) and coach (St. Louis Blues 1977-83) born in Kirkland Lake Ontario (d. 1988)

26 Mar 1941

Bob Plager Canadian ice hockey defenceman (St. Louis Blues 1969-77) and coach (St. Louis Blues 1992) born in Kirkland Lake Ontario (d. 2021)

26 Mar 1946

Johnny Crawford American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club The Rifleman - Mark) singer (Sandy) and bandleader (JCO) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2021)

26 Mar 1948

Richard Tandy British rock bassist (ELO) born in Birmingham England

26 Mar 1948

Steven Tyler American rock vocalist (Aerosmith - Walk This Way Dude Looks Like A Lady) born in New York City

26 Mar 1950

Alan Silvestri American film score composer (Back To The Future Forrest Gump) born in NYC New York

26 Mar 1953

Michael Bonagura American country singer (Baille & Boys - Oh Heart) born in Newark New Jersey

26 Mar 1953

Elaine Chao American politician (U.S. Secretary of Transportaion 2017-21 U.S. Secretary of Labor 2001-2009) born in Taipei Taiwan

26 Mar 1953

Billy Lyall Scottish rock keyboardist (Bay City Rollers 1969-71 Pilot 1973-76 Alan Parsons Project - Irobot) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1989)

26 Mar 1954

Dorothy Porter Australian poet (The Monkeys Mask) librettist (The Eternity Man) and lyricist (The Fiery Maze) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2008)

26 Mar 1962

Richard Coles English musician (Communards - Dont Leave Me This Way) now a Church of England priest and BBC broadcaster born in Northampton

26 Mar 1964

Barry Baz Warne British rock guitarist and singer (The Stranglers 2000 - present) born in Sunderland England

26 Mar 1749

William Blount American statesman and signer of the United States Constitution born in Windsor North Carolina (d. 1800)

26 Mar 1879

Othmar Ammann Swiss-American bridge engineer (George Washington Bridge Walt Whitman Bridge Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge) born in Schaffhausen Switzerland (d. 1965)

26 Mar 1894

Viorica Ursuleac Romanian operatic soprano the favorite of Richard Strauss born in Czernowitz Duchy of Bukovina Austrian Empire (now Chernivtsi Ukraine) (d. 1985)

26 Mar 1896

Rudolf Dassler German entrepreneur (founder sportswear company Puma) born in Herzogenaurach Germany (d. 1974)

26 Mar 1902

Leslie Melville Australian economist and public servant who helped develop the countrys central banking system born in Sydney Australia (d. 2002)

26 Mar 1908

Hank Sylvern [Henry Silverstein] American organist radio and television theme composer and musical director (Suspense Jane Fromans USA Canteen The Phil Silvers Show) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1964)

26 Mar 1909

(Christiaan) Chris Reumer Dutch operatic tenor born in Netherlands (d. 1982)

26 Mar 1911

Bernard Katz German-born Australian biophysicist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1970) born in Leipzig German Empire (d. 2003)

26 Mar 1916

Bill Edrich English cricket all-rounder (39 Tests 6 x 100 HS 219no 41 wickets MCC Middlesex CCC) born in Lingwood England (d. 1986)

26 Mar 1916

Mort Abrahams American producer (Dr Doolittle Planet Of Apes) born in New York (d. 2009)

26 Mar 1916

Vic Schoen American arranger composer and orchestra leader (The Andrews Sisters Dinah Shore Patti Page) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2000)

26 Mar 1917

Ed Peck American character actor (Zoot Suit Bullitt Happy Days - Officer Kirk born in New York City (d. 1992)

26 Mar 1917

Rufus Thomas [Mr. Swing] American R&B musician (Do the Funky Chicken) born in Cayce Mississippi (d. 2001)

26 Mar 1923

Clifton Williams American composer (The RampartsSinfonians) born in Traskwood Arkansas (d. 1976)

26 Mar 1934

Gino Cappelletti American football running back (AFL All-Star 1961 63-66 AFL MVP 1964 Boston Patriots) born in Keewatin Minnesota (d. 2022)

26 Mar 1936

der Jofre Brazilian boxer (WBA WBC & The Ring Bantamweight WBC Featherweight titles International Boxing HOF) born in So Paulo Brazil (d. 2022)

26 Mar 1937

Wayne Embry American Basketball HOF center (5 x NBA All Star NBA Cship 1968 Boston Celtics) and executive (NBA Executive of the Year 1992 Cleveland Cavaliers 1998 Toronto Raptors) born in Springfield Ohio

26 Mar 1938

Johnny Roe Irish jockey (9 x Irish flat racing Champion Jockey National Stakes 1971 1000 Guineas Stakes 1975) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 2017)

26 Mar 1949

Rudi Koertzen South African cricket umpire (Tests 108 1992-2010 ODIs 209 T20Is 14) born in Knysna South Africa (d. 2022)

26 Mar 1950

Alan Silvestri American film score composer (Back To The Future films Forrest Gump Cosmos) born in NYC New York

26 Mar 1953

Elaine Chao American politician (U.S. Secretary of Transportaion 2017-21 U.S. Secretary of Labor 2001-2009) born in Taipei Taiwan

26 Mar 1959

Chris Whitten British session drummer (Paul McCartney - Flowers In The Dirt Edie Brickell The Waterboys) born in England

26 Mar 1960

Marcus Allen American CollegePro Football HOF running back (Heisman Trophy 1981 USC Super Bowl MVP 1984 LA Raiders 6 x Pro Bowl First-team All-Pro 1982 85 KC Chiefs) born in San Diego California

26 Mar 1962

Kevin Seitzer MLB baseball infielder 1986-97 2X All-Star (Kansas City Royals Milwaukee Brewers and 2 other teams) born in Springfield Illinois

26 Mar 1962

Richard Coles Britiish synth-pop musician (Communards - Dont Leave Me This Way) now a Church of England priest and BBC broadcaster born in Northampton

26 Mar 1962

Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko Ukrainian-Russian Air Force pilot and officer and cosmonaut Mir International Space Station) born in Elanets Ukrainian SSR Soviet Union

26 Mar 1671

Giacomo Cesare Predieri Italian composer born in Bologna Emilia-Romagna Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1753)

26 Mar 1821

Ernst Engel German statistician and economist (Law of Engel) born in Dresden Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1896)

26 Mar 1840

Carli Zoeller German composer born in Berlin Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1889)

26 Mar 1909

(Christiaan) Chris Reumer Dutch operatic tenor born in the Netherlands (d. 1982)

26 Mar 1909

Abe Bolar American double bass player (Oklahoma City Blue Devils Hot Lips Page Count Basie) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma (d. 2000)

26 Mar 1914

Ray Robinson Australian cricket batsman (1 Test NSW South Australia Otago) born in Stockton Australia (d. 1965)

26 Mar 1915

Flip Phillips [Joseph Filippelli] American jazz and swing tenor saxophonist and clarinet player (Jazz at the Philharmonic Woody Herman) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2001)

26 Mar 1917

Ed Peck American character actor (Zoot Suit Bullitt Happy Days - Officer Kirk) born in New York City (d. 1992)

26 Mar 1919

Ed Hinton American actor (I Lived 3 Lives - Agent Henderson) born in North Carolina (d. 1958)

26 Mar 1921

George Jefferson English engineer who oversaw privatisation of British Telecom born in Kent England (d. 2012) [1]

26 Mar 1921

Joe Loco [Jos Esteves Jr] American Latin jazz pianist and arranger born in New York City (d. 1988) [some sources give day as 27th]

26 Mar 1922

William Milliken American politician longest serving Governor of Michigan (1969-83) born in Traverse City Michigan (d. 2019)

26 Mar 1923

Clifton Williams American composer (The Ramparts Sinfonians) born in Traskwood Arkansas (d. 1976)

26 Mar 1923

Gert Bastian German military officer and politician (co-founder of German Green Party) born in Munich Germany (d. 1992)

26 Mar 1924

Brew Moore [Milton Aubrey Moore] American jazz saxophonist born in Indianola Mississippi (d. 1973)

26 Mar 1925

James Moody American Grammy Award-winning bebop jazz saxophonist flutist and orchestra leader born in Savannah Georgia (d. 2010)

26 Mar 1928

G. Harry Stine American pioneer of model rocketry and science fiction writer born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1997)

26 Mar 1929

Maurice Simon American jazz saxophonist born in Houston Texas (d. 2019)

26 Mar 1931

Charles Stepney American pianist arranger and record producer (Chess Records Minnie Riperton Ramsey Lewis Earth Wind & Fire) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1976)

26 Mar 1934

Alan Arkin American Tony and Academy Award-winning actor (The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming Wait Until Dark Catch-22 The In-Laws Little Miss Sunshine) and director born in New York City (d. 2023) [1]

26 Mar 1942

Erica Jong [Mann] American author (Fear of Flying) born in New York City

26 Mar 1946

John Harries British atmospheric physicist (provided 1st direct observational evidence of carbon dioxide increase - greenhouse effect) born in Sedgefield England (d. 2022) [1]

26 Mar 1948

Nash the Slash [Jeff Plewman] Canadian progressive rock electric violinist mandolin player keyboardist and composer (FM) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2014)

26 Mar 1949

Aldo Bet Italian soccer defender (2 caps Roma Verona AC Milan) born in Mareno di Piave Italy (d. 2023)

26 Mar 1950

Alan Silvestri American film score composer (Back To The Future films Forrest Gump Cosmos) born in New York City

26 Mar 1950

Tony Papenfuss American actor (Newhart - Daryl) born in Minneapolis Minnesota

26 Mar 1952

John Batdorf. American singer-songwriter (Silver - Wham Bam) born in Springfield Ohio

26 Mar 1952

Monte Yoho American Southern rock drummer (The Outlaws 1969-79 20052021) born in Lakeland Florida

26 Mar 1957

Patrick Warren American session and touring keyboardist (Michael Penn Sam Philips Bruce Springsteen) and Emmy Award-winning composer (True Detective) born in Santa Barbara California

26 Mar 1960

Jennifer Grey American actress (Dirty Dancing) born in New York City

26 Mar 1671

Giacomo Cesare Predieri Italian composer born in Bologna Emilia-Romagna Papal States (d. 1753)

26 Mar 1684

Johann Graf German composer born in Free Imperial City of Nrnberg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1750)

26 Mar 1783

Johann Baptist Weigl German composer and clergyman born in Hahnbach Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1852)

26 Mar 1840

Carli Zoeller German composer born in Berlin Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1889)

26 Mar 1854

Braulio Dueo Coln Puerto Rican composer born in San Juan Puerto Rico (d. 1934)

26 Mar 1874

Oskar Nedbal Czech composer born in Tbor Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1930)

26 Mar 1884

Wilhelm Backhaus German pianist (Rubinstein Competition winner 1905) born in Leipzig Kingdom of Saxony German Empire (d. 1969)

26 Mar 1885

Julius Harrison British composer and conductor (Bredon Hill) born in Stourport Worcestershire England (d. 1963)

26 Mar 1886

Hugh Mulzac American military officer and the first African American to captain a U.S. Merchant Marine ship born on St. Vincent Island British West Indies (d. 1971)

26 Mar 1889

Vclav Kaprl Czech composer pianist and pedagogue born in Urice Lands of the Bohemian Crown Austrian Empire (d. 1947)

26 Mar 1898

Charles Shadwell British conductor bandleader and founder of the Cambridge Concert Orchestra born in Pershore Worcestershire England (d. 1979)

26 Mar 1906

Rafael Mendez Mexican trumpet virtuoso born in Jiquilpan Mexico (d. 1981)

26 Mar 1907

Leigh Harline American composer and conductor born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 1969)

26 Mar 1908

Kenneth Mellanby English ecologist and entomologist (Order of the British Empire award for his research on scabies) born in Barrhead Scotland (d. 1993)

26 Mar 1915

Flip Phillips [Joseph Filippelli] American jazz and swing tenor saxophonist and clarinet player (Jazz at the Philharmonic Woody Herman) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2001)

26 Mar 1917

Rufus Thomas American vaudevillian singer-songwriter and R&B musician known as Mr. Swing (Walking the Dog Do the Funky Chicken) born in Cayce Mississippi (d. 2001)

26 Mar 1920

Sergio Livingstone Chilean soccer goalkeeper who played 52 internationals (CD Universidad Catlica) and TV personality (Televisin Nacional de Chile) born in Santiago Chile (d. 2012)

26 Mar 1923

Elizabeth Jane Howard English novelist (The Cazalet Chronicles) born in London England (d. 2014)

26 Mar 1925

Ben Mondor Canadian baseball executive who was International League Executive of the Year 1978 99 Pawtucket Red Sox born in St-Ignace-du-Lac Maskinong Quebec (d. 2010)

26 Mar 1925

Maqsood Ahmed Pakistani cricket all-rounder who played 16 tests (2 x 50 3 wickets Karachi Blues Rawalpindi) and broadcaster (PTV BBC Radio Pakistan) born in Amritsar British India (d. 1999)

26 Mar 1926

Charles Champlin American film critic and writer (Los Angeles Times 1965-80) television host and educator born in Hammondsport New York (d. 2014)

26 Mar 1932

Al Bianchi American basketball guard (Syracuse Nationals Philadelphia 76ers) ABA Coach of the Year 1971 and NY Knicks general manager (1987-91) born in Queens NY (d. 2019)

26 Mar 1932

Dick Nolan American football head coach (San Francisco 49ers 1968-75 New Orleans Saints 1978-80) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2007)

26 Mar 1937

Barbara Jones American athlete who won Olympic gold 4 x 100m relay 1952 60) born in Chicago Illinois

26 Mar 1939

Jonathan Tod British Vice-Admiral of the Royal Navy who bombed the Torrey Canyon Supertanker

26 Mar 1940

Braulio Baeza Panamanian-American HOF jockey who was the 1st Latin American to win the Kentucky Derby 1963 Belmont Stakes 1961 63 69 5 x US Champion Jockey in earnings born in Panama City Panama

26 Mar 1945

Mikhail Voronin Russian gymnast who won Olympic gold USSR vault horizontal bar 1968 World Cship gold all-round rings 1966 born in Moscow (d. 2004)

26 Mar 1948

Richard Tandy British rock bassist and keyboard player (ELO) born in Birmingham England (d. 2024) [1]

26 Mar 1949

Rudi Koertzen South African cricket umpire who officiated in 108 Tests 1992-2010 ODIs 209 T20Is 14 born in Knysna South Africa (d. 2022)

26 Mar 1950

Graham Barlow English cricket batsman who played 3 Tests Middlesex CCC born in Folkestone England

26 Mar 1952

Didier Pironi French auto racer who won 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1978 and 3x F1 GPs born in Villecresnes France (d. 1987)

26 Mar 1952

Gary Ruvkun American molecular biologist (2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of microRNA) born in Berkeley California [1]

26 Mar 1952

Yoshitaka Amano Japanese visual artist and illustrator (Final Fantasy) born in Shizuoka City Japan

26 Mar 1953

Michael Bonagura American country singer (Baillie & Boys - Oh Heart) born in Newark New Jersey

26 Mar 1953

Youssouf Togomi Chadian rebel leader and founder of the Movement for Democracy and Justice in Chad born in Zouar Chad (d. 2002)

26 Mar 1956

Tatyana Kochergina Ukrainian handball player who won Olympic gold 1976 80 USSR born in Ovidiopol Ukraine

26 Mar 1960

Marcus Allen American College-Pro Football HOF running back who won Heisman Trophy 1981 USC Super Bowl XVIII MVP LA Raiders NFL MVP 1985 First-team All-Pro 1982 85 KC Chiefs) born in San Diego California

26 Mar 1962

Eric Allan Kramer American character actor (Robin Hood Men in Tights The Hughleys - Dave) born in Grand Rapids Michigan

26 Mar 1962

Kevin Seitzer American baseball infielder who was MLB All-Star 1987 KC Royals 1995 Milwaukee Brewers and coach World Series 2021 Atlanta Braves born in Springfield Illinois

26 Mar 1840

Carli Zoeller German composer (The Missing Heir Ave Maria) born in Berlin Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1889)

26 Mar 1886

Hugh Mulzac American military officer and the first African American to captain a US Merchant Marine ship born on St. Vincent Island British West Indies (d. 1971)

26 Mar 1904

Xenophon Zolotas Greek economist and interim non-party Prime Minister of Greece (1989-90) born in Athens Greece (d. 2004) [1] [2]

26 Mar 1905

William Cagney American producer and actor (Torrid Zone) brother of James Cagney born in New York (d. 1988)

26 Mar 1908

Betty MacDonald American humor writer (The Egg and I) born in Boulder Colorado (d. 1958)

26 Mar 1908

Kenneth Mellanby English ecologist and entomologist (awarded Order of the British Empire) born in Barrhead Scotland (d. 1993)

26 Mar 1909

Abe Bolar American double bass player (Oklahoma City Blue Devils Hot Lips Page Count Basie) born in Oklahoma City (d. 2000)

26 Mar 1916

Sterling Hayden American actor (Dr Strangelove Asphalt Jungle Cobra) born in Upper Montclair New Jersey (d. 1986)

26 Mar 1923

Bob Elliott American comedian (Bob & Ray Get a Life) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2016)

26 Mar 1923

Elizabeth Jane Howard English novelist (The Cazalet Chronicles) born in London (d. 2014)

26 Mar 1925

Baron Hooson [Hugh Emlyn] Welsh politician and peer (MP for Montgomeryshire 1962-79) born in Colomendy Denbighshire Wales (d. 2012)

26 Mar 1927

Stuart Sutherland British psychologist educator (Sussex University) and writer (Breakdown) born in England (d. 1998)

26 Mar 1929

Charles Dumont French songwriter (Non je ne regrette rien Mon Dieu) and singer born in Cahors France (d. 2024)

26 Mar 1933

King Leatherbury American thoroughbred racehorse trainer (fifth in all-time in wins among US trainers) born in Shady Side Maryland (d. 2026)

26 Mar 1936

Arline Bronzaft American environmental psychologist and noise expert (The Effect of Elevated Train Noise On Reading Ability) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2025)

26 Mar 1936

Stanley Chesley American lawyer known for representing the victims of the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2025)

26 Mar 1938

Anthony James Leggett British physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 2013 for superfluidity) born in London (d. 2026) [1]

26 Mar 1939

Colin Webb British Fleet Street editor and journalist (Press Association) birthplace unknown (d. 2013) [1]

26 Mar 1946

Jos Paes Ecuadorian soccer defender (12 caps Portuguesa Barcelona SC) born in So Paulo Brazil (d. 2025)

26 Mar 1946

William Onyeabor Nigerian funk songwriter and synthesizer player (Atomic Bomb) born in Enugu Nigeria (d. 2017)16 January [1]

26 Mar 1947

Homayoun Ershadi Iranian architect and actor (The Kite Runner Taste of Cherry) born in Isfahan Iran (d. 2025) [1]

26 Mar 1949

Dennis Cometti Australian sports broadcaster (Seven Network Nine Network Broadcom 3AW Triple M ABC Australian Football HOF) born in Geraldton Australia (d. 2026)

26 Mar 1950

Ernest Thomas American actor (Raj in Whats Happening and Whats Happening Now) born in Gary Indiana

26 Mar 1950

Teddy Pendergrass American R&B and soul singer (Turn Off the Lights) born in Kingstree South Carolina (d. 2010)

26 Mar 1952

David Amess British politician (C) Member of Parliament for Southend West (19972021) born in London (d. 2021)

26 Mar 1952

Monte Yoho American Southern rock drummer (The Outlaws Blackhawk) born in Lakeland Florida

26 Mar 1953

Elaine Chao American businesswoman politician Secretary of Transportation (2017-21) and Secretary of Labor (2001-09) born in Taipei Taiwan

26 Mar 1953

Lincoln Chafee American politician who changed parties from Republican to Democratic Senator from Rhode Island (Republican 1999-2007) and Governor of Rhode Island (Democratic 2011-15) born in Providence Rhode Island

26 Mar 1955

Ann Meyers American pro basketball player first woman to sign a contract with an NBA team (1979 Indiana Pacers) born in San Diego California

26 Mar 1960

Jennifer Grey American actress (Dirty Dancing Red Dawn Ferris Buellers Day Off) born in New York City

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